title: Dental fragments in the lips.
abstract: Fifteen successively presenting cases of dental fragments in the lips were analyzed as to cause, site of injury and relationship to groups of anterior teeth. In each case a lip laceration extended from mucosa to skin. This finding supported the hypothesis that a tooth, having transfixed the affected lip, fractured on emergence from the skin surface on contact with a hard object. Skin wounds were often repaired in general hospitals without detecting the foreign body and prior to seeking a dental opinion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications*